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On certain places in ''Braid'' there will be extremely hidden puzzles for Tim to solve. Each one of them will reveal a star to pick up. In total, there are eight of them. Up in the sky outside Tim's house, there is a constellation showing you which stars you've collected so far. Collecting all eight will reveal the game's '''true ending'''. | On certain places in ''Braid'' there will be extremely hidden puzzles for Tim to solve. Each one of them will reveal a star to pick up. In total, there are eight of them. Up in the sky outside Tim's house, there is a constellation showing you which stars you've collected so far. Collecting all eight will reveal the game's '''true ending'''. | ||
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== [[File:Braid icon Level 2-2.png|80px]] 2-2 The Cloud Bridge == | == [[File:Braid icon Level 2-2.png|80px]] 2-2 The Cloud Bridge == | ||
Near the upper right puzzle piece is a slow moving cloud. To reach the star, you have to get on the cloud either by bouncing on the Monstar, or by jumping on the door to jump on the cloud (the latter option requires you to enter the level from the right.) | |||
It takes two hours for the cloud to traverse the map. While waiting, read a book, cook a meal while waiting for the cloud to move. If playing on a PC, Alt-tab will not help, as it slows the cloud down by an order of magnitude. | |||
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== Tim's house == | == Tim's house == | ||
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To begin with, get back up to the place where {{im|Braid Puzzle-4-5-2.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 4-5-2''' was located. Find out how to get up there by following the guide for {{im|Braid icon Level 4-5.png|x16px}}[[../World 4: Time and Place#4-5 Movement by Degrees|'''4-5 Movement by Degrees''']]. Beyond the three claws, above the monstar cannon is a small platform with the star on it. You need to get past all the claws to get to it, which is rather difficult considering they only ever move when Tim does. | To begin with, get back up to the place where {{im|Braid Puzzle-4-5-2.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 4-5-2''' was located. Find out how to get up there by following the guide for {{im|Braid icon Level 4-5.png|x16px}}[[../World 4: Time and Place#4-5 Movement by Degrees|'''4-5 Movement by Degrees''']]. Beyond the three claws, above the monstar cannon is a small platform with the star on it. You need to get past all the claws to get to it, which is rather difficult considering they only ever move when Tim does. | ||
When up on the same platform as the puzzle piece, do like you did when you got up to it. Jump down to below the claws and lead a monstar through the claws to the platform with the puzzle piece on it. You'll have to rewind time to get it past the last claw, just like when getting the puzzle piece. When both Tim and the monstar are on the platform with the piece, bounce off the monstar to get | When up on the same platform as the puzzle piece, do like you did when you got up to it. Jump down to below the claws and lead a monstar through the claws to the platform with the puzzle piece on it. You'll have to rewind time to get it past the last claw, just like when getting the puzzle piece. When both Tim and the monstar are on the platform with the piece, bounce off the monstar to get to the platform even higher up; the one making a roof for the puzzle piece. | ||
Up here, do the same procedure again. Jump down and get another monstar through the claw path. When he's pacing the platform with the puzzle piece on it, wait for him to get to the edge of it and jump on him, bouncing | Up here, do the same procedure again. Jump down and get another monstar through the claw path. When he's pacing the platform with the puzzle piece on it, wait for him to get to the edge of it and jump on him, bouncing over the nearest claw. That's one of the down, just two more to pass. | ||
The next claw is going to be a bit tricky too. Find a position where the second claw is completely down its pipe and wait there for a bit. Then run and try to jump over it. You will not make it and Tim will die. The momentum of Tim's corpse will however still make the claws move. While falling from being dead, you can still control the three claws by rewinding time. Try to keep Tim in a position where the last of the claws you need to pass is down its pipe and let a monstar pass | The next claw is going to be a bit tricky too. Find a position where the second claw is completely down its pipe and wait there for a bit. Then run and try to jump over it. You will not make it and Tim will die. The momentum of Tim's corpse will however still make the claws move. While falling from being dead, you can still control the three claws by rewinding time. Try to keep Tim in a position where the last of the claws you need to pass is down its pipe and let a monstar pass it. Right when he's past, rewind time back to where the second claw was down its pipe and let the monstar pass it to. Quickly jump on the monstar and bounce over the second claw. Two down, one to go. | ||
Just getting past the third claw is no problem, as it's mostly down when Tim pass it, but getting up to the star is trickier. It's too high up for Tim to jump. You will need to go back to where the third claw was all the way down its pipe. Wait for a monstar to pass by it and jump on it, bouncing over the claw. There should be just enough time before you land for another monstar to pop out of the cannon. Land on him to get a large enough boost to take you up to the platform with the star. | Just getting past the third claw is no problem, as it's mostly down when Tim pass it, but getting up to the star is trickier. It's too high up for Tim to jump. You will need to go back to where the third claw was all the way down its pipe. Wait for a monstar to pass by it and jump on it, bouncing over the claw. There should be just enough time before you land for another monstar to pop out of the cannon. Land on him to get a large enough boost to take you up to the platform with the star. | ||
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Even though it might not be the hardest star to find, this is probably going to be the hardest star of them all to actually ''get''. Begin the level by grabbing the '''key''' and climbing up to the monstar cannon at the top of the level. What you might not know is that it actually isn't the top of the level. There's a whole other structure above, just out of camera-view. You'll have to jump a monstar as soon as it shoots out of the cannon to reach that further up place. In fact, you'll have to bounce two of them... | Even though it might not be the the hardest star to find, this is probably going to be the hardest star of them all to actually ''get''. Begin the level by grabbing the '''key''' and climbing up to the monstar cannon at the top of the level. What you might not know is that it actually isn't the top of the level. There's a whole other structure above, just out of camera-view. You'll have to jump a monstar as soon as it shoots out of the cannon to reach that further up place. In fact, you'll have to bounce two of them... | ||
A new monstar won't pop out of the cannon until the one wondering around the bottom of the level is killed, so jump down and land on it. Rewind time and get back to the cannon, wait for | A new monstar won't pop out of the cannon until the one wondering around the bottom of the level is killed, so jump down and land on it. Rewind time and get back to the cannon, wait for one to come out, and jump on it mid-air. The bounce won't be big enough though, so keep Tim hovering mid-bounce by controlling the rewind. When a new monstar shoots out of the green-glowing cannon, be sure to land on it mid-air too, to get a high enough bounce to get up to the path to the star. | ||
Hopefully you haven't dropped the key on your way up here. Remember, you can't move left up here or you ''will'' lose your key. Instead, move to the right and jump down to the area below. Moving left again (but not too far, don't go as far as to the cannon), the key will move on up to the newly found part of the level. Remember seeing a few '''gates''' up there? You will have to use the key on them, but you can't move left up there without losing the key. The green-glowing monstars can however | Hopefully you haven't dropped the key on your way up here. Remember, you can't move left up here or you ''will'' lose your key. Instead, move to the right and jump down to the area below. Moving left again (but not too far, don't go as far as to the cannon), the key will move on up to the newly found part of the level. Remember seeing a few '''gates''' up there? You will have to use the key on them, but you can't move left up there without losing the key. The green-glowing monstars can take however the key to the left, so get one up there. Jump down to the new monster below and kill it. Quickly get back up to right side of the cannon, either by rewinding time or climbing the ladder. Jump down again just as a monstar is about to pop out and make him land on you and he'll bounce up, just like Tim did before. Rewind time back to solid ground and make the monstar land on Tim again, because the monstar also needs a double bounce to reach all the way up. | ||
With the monstar up there, wait until you hear it grab the key. Then rewind all the way back to when Tim was up where the monstar now is. Make your way to the ladder leading to the gate. Be careful to not kill the monstar or you'll have to get a new one up here. It's better to let the monstar kill you and then rewind Tim back to life than to try to jump over it, as you might accidentally kill it. Grab hold of the ladder and wait for the monstar to get close. It's possible to steal the key from the monstar without killing it, so wait on the bottom on the ladder until Tim touches the key the monstar is carrying and quickly climb up the ladder as soon as you got it. | With the monstar up there, wait until you hear it grab the key. Then rewind all the way back to when Tim was up where the monstar now is. Make your way to the ladder leading to the gate. Be careful to not kill the monstar or you'll have to get a new one up here. It's better to let the monstar kill you and then rewind Tim back to life than to try to jump over it, as you might accidentally kill it. Grab hold of the ladder and wait for the monstar to get close. It's possible to steal the key from the monstar without killing it, so wait on the bottom on the ladder until Tim touches the key the monstar is carrying and quickly climb up the ladder as soon as you got it. | ||
Open the gate with the key and flip the lever behind it. Run all the way to the right of the platform you're on. | Open the gate with the key and flip the lever behind it. Run all the way to the right of the platform you're on. A barrier will open up down below because you flipped the lever and the monstar can walk on further down the path toward the star. Make sure the monstar ''isn't'' behind the barrier but somewhere under Tim and run all the way left this time. The key will pop down to where the monstar is and he'll pick it up. Once he does, rewind time to when the barrier was wide open and let him walk through it. Then tun through the gate again and close the barrier shutting the monstar inside. | ||
Jump down to the monstar and climb up the ladder a bit, but be careful again to not kill the monstar. Like on the previous ladder, steal the key from the monstar again. As soon as you have it, you can go up and unlock the top gate, which will open up the home stretch to the star. | Jump down to the monstar and climb up the ladder a bit, but be careful again to not kill the monstar. Like on the previous ladder, steal the key from the monstar again. As soon as you have it, you can go up and unlock the top gate, which will open up the home stretch to the star. | ||
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Getting a hold of this star requires you to master the art of juggling monstars. Begin by climbing up to the lever | Getting a hold of this star requires you to master the art of juggling monstars. Begin by climbing up to the lever amd pulling it. The moving platform needs to be at the left side to begin with. When it's in position, jump down and kill the monstar down below. Rewind time and let the doppelganger kill it off again. Now, jump down to the wooden platform below the lever. Positon Tim so that the new monstar coming lands on him and bounces up. Rewind time and let it bounce on the shadow clone instead. Now position Tim so that the bouncing monstar will land on him again. When it does, rewind time a bit and move away, so that it bounces on the shadow doppelganger instead. Continue to bounce the monstar in the same fashion all the way to the platform with {{im|Braid Puzzle-5-4-1.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 5-4-1''' on it (''not'' the one with {{im|Braid Puzzle-5-4-3.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 5-4-3'''). To make the monstar change the direction of his bounce, you'll have to make him bounce into the side of the platform with {{im|Braid Puzzle-5-4-3.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 5-4-3''' on it. | ||
When he's up | When he's up there a new monstar will pop out of the cannon. Pull the lever and let it fall down to the area below. If it managed to wander off to the area by the exit door, go kill it and let a new one fall down to the area below the cannon. | ||
Now do like you did in {{im|Braid icon Level 5-4.png|x16px}}[[../World 5: Time and Decision#5-4 Crossing the Gap|'''5-4 Crossing the Gap''']] when you got Tim up to {{im|Braid Puzzle-5-4-1.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 5-4-1'''. Jump over to the cannon and then jump down to kill the monster below, rewind time and let the shadow clone do the same, jump on the new monstar as he pops out the cannon and bounce up to the platform above. | Now do like you did in {{im|Braid icon Level 5-4.png|x16px}}[[../World 5: Time and Decision#5-4 Crossing the Gap|'''5-4 Crossing the Gap''']] when you got Tim up to {{im|Braid Puzzle-5-4-1.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 5-4-1'''. Jump over to the cannon and then jump down to kill the monster below, rewind time and let the shadow clone do the same, jump on the new monstar as he pops out the cannon and bounce up to the platform above. | ||
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To get this star, begin by going to the place where {{im|Braid Puzzle-6-5-2.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 6-5-2''' is located. You can read how to get | To get this star, begin by going to the place where {{im|Braid Puzzle-6-5-2.png|x16px}}'''Puzzle Piece 6-5-2''' is located. You can read how to get to it at {{im|Braid icon Level 6-5.png|x16px}}[[../World 6: Hesitance#6-5 Impassable Foliage|'''6-5 Impassable Foliage''']]. Position Tim at the left side edge of the platform with the puzzle piece; close to the claws. | ||
Like when getting the star in {{im|Braid icon Level 4-5.png|x16px}} '''4-5 Movement by Degrees''', there | Like when getting the star in {{im|Braid icon Level 4-5.png|x16px}} '''4-5 Movement by Degrees''', there are a row of claws mutilating an everlasting barrage of monstars being shot into their path. And also—like in that level—you need to get on top of the roof above the puzzle piece. So start by rewinding time to the point where all claws are down their pipes and pause time. Let two monstars pass all of the claws—because you will need to bounce twice to get all the way up to the roof—and wait for the first one to come over to Tim. Jump one it and bounce up. Now keep Tim hovering mid-bounce by controlling time and wait for the other one to come by. Land on it and bounce all the way up to where you need to be. | ||
Go left and you should soon see the star. Jump up on the scaffolding-like platform above the star and move over to the left side of it. At some place here—above the path the monstars take out of the cannon—you need to place a ring. The approximate placement is important, but there is no exact mark where it needs to be, and there's also no in-game indication for where to put it. Check the video for a generally good placement. | Go left and you should soon see the star. Jump up on the scaffolding-like platform above the star and move over to the left side of it. At some place here—above the path the monstars take out of the cannon—you need to place a ring. The approximate placement is important, but there is no exact mark where it needs to be, and there's also no in-game indication for where to put it. Check the video for a generally good placement. | ||
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